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Grateful for small acts of kindness
I would like to share an act of kindness. I was at a Starbucks drive-through lie in Bremerton last Sunday. I was waiting in back of a vehicle and when it was my turn to drive up to the window, the cashier mentioned that the driver ahead of me purchased my grande latte and a treat. I was so surprised!
Road rage shootings up 200% in WA since 2014, data shows
SEATTLE - Road rage shootings have spiked 450% nationally and have doubled in Washington since 2014. Nonprofit newsroom The Trace reports that since 2014, gun-involved road rage incidents have nearly quintupled. One in four of those people shot by angry drivers were killed. According to The Trace’s analysis of data...
'Someone wanted me to die in a fire': Shoreline woman targeted by arsonist
SHORELINE, Wash. — The gravity of the near-fatal situation is hitting home for 72-year-old April Brown. "I was in bed, asleep," Brown said, fighting back tears, on May 14. "I wasn't doing anything wrong. I was just in bed asleep and someone wanted me to die in a fire."
Weekend of Violence in Seattle Marked by Shootings and Stabbings, Suspects at Large
Violence rattled Seattle over the weekend, with multiple incidents involving gunfire and stabbings reported by the Seattle Police Department's blotter. Frightening moments unfolded late Sunday evening when an argument between a man and his girlfriend escalated into gunfire, endangering members of her family and resulting in a juvenile being shot in both legs. The conflict didn't stop there; the alleged shooter went on to commit a further act of violence when he reportedly put a gun to the sister's head, and subsequently fled the scene, eluding police, according to the Seattle Police Department.
The solution to our struggling power grid could be hiding in your closet
Cities around the country are facing down a catch-22. In just a few short years, they need to somehow get off of fossil fuels while meeting surging electricity demand. The crisis is especially acute in the Seattle area, where demand for power is expected to increase by up to 50% and new energy-hungry datacenters are cropping up all the time.
Kent Police Investigate After Two Perish in Fiery Car Crash on S. 272nd Street
Tragedy struck in Kent on Saturday night when two people lost their lives in a horrific car crash. According to reports by FOX 13 Seattle, a vehicle was tearing down S. 272nd Street near S. Star Lake Road before it slammed into a tree and burst into flames around 7:40 p.m. Bystanders dialed 911 and some made desperate attempts to rescue the occupants, but the intensity of the fire made their efforts futile.
Fentanyl Bust Fever, Seattle Strike Seizes 16 Kilos, 60K Pills in Major Trafficking Takedown
In a sweeping crackdown on a deadly drug, federal and local law enforcement agencies have seized over 16 kilograms of fentanyl powder and 60,000 fentanyl pills in a swift investigative operation culminating on May 9, U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman announced the seizure. Spanning just a few weeks, the probe began with undercover agents launching initial drug purchases and eventually led to the arrest of four men in connection with the major narcotics distribution network, their first appearance in court coming today in Seattle, as per the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington.
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